Amusement slot machine for testing hand steadiness



S. DELIA May 16, 1950 AMUSEMENT SLOT MACHINE FOR TESTING HAND STEADINESS 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 15, 1946 SEE A UUETUR INVENTOR. SALVATORE D ELIA y 1950 s. D'ELIA 2,508,146

AMUSEMENT SLOT MACHINE FOR TESTING HAND STEADINESS Filed Nov. 15, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 12 '21 0| vI II 1| I 21 40\ 471 r 41 18 5a IN VEN TOR. SALVATORE D ELIA May 16, 1950 s. DELlA 2,508,146

AMUSEMENT SLOT MACHINE FOR TESTING HAND STEADINESS Filed Nov. 15, 194 6 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 IN V EN TOR. Emu/mona- DEuA Patented May 16, 1950 .AMUSEMENT SLOT MACHINE FOR TESTING HAND STEADINESS Salvatore DElia, New York, N. Y.

Application November 15, 1946, Serial No. 710,066

"5 Claims.

health. While operation of the invention in its preferred form essentially electrical, 'no electricity' is permittedtotouch any part of a patrons body. It must be said, and indeed emphasized, that" 'the'aim of the present invention is to provide;primarilyan-amusementdevice, and one not intended 'in'an'y'sense to be a medical practitioners nerve'testing meter.

However, by-useof the device, valuable warning is incidentally given when the patron's hand is unusually tremulous, in other words, when nerves are below par, as from occasional drug use, orabuses'suchas excessive smoking or excessive drinking of s'pirituousliquors or beverages strong incafieinor th'edike. 'The'warning given may vary in si gnificance* and relative seriousness, according to how unsteady the nerves are.

The principal object of the invention is to provide 'an amusement apparatus :in accordance with thewabove, which'ischaracterizedby novelty of operationiiitriguing attractiveness to the casual patron, dependable operation, and'long life.

Another object' istopr-ovide an amusement apparatus of improved type, in that it satisfies not only the aims just recited but is capable ofbeing manufactured at relativel-y slight cost and sold at a*correspondin'g1y -low price.

So that it mayhave many possible installations "far beyond those of the typical public amusement'apparatu's having to' be placed on the il'oo'r and so ta-lre up valuable space, the device, when; electrically'operated as' above,-is preferably inclusive of a compartment in which may be placed a small dry'or storage battery as the source of electric "current thereby providing a device whichis readily operable as well as having the advantages last above described,

Essentially, "there is provided the combination o'fetell tale-mec'hanisim preferab1ya representation of ananimatebodyxsuch asthe-head, upper torso and arms of an attractive feminine figure, with various elements normally quiescent'but operable to give sudden and preferably startling animation to the object or figureas a swinging of the arms to clap the hands, afllrty or other change of expression at the eyes, or a reshaping of the mouth and lips to deliver an approving smile; in combination with a nerve-checking means to be manipulated-bythe'patron, and rendered thus manipulable on insertion of a penny, or other coin as predetermined.

As'the invention is preferably'carried out, the nerve-trial is conducted by m-anipulatinga movable part relative "to'afixed part, the latter preferably being'anelongate and upright cylinder divided along its length into circumferentiall y complete sections of electrically conductive material separated from each other by insulatiomand the manipulable-part'being a'ring-of electrically conductive material-carried by an insulated handle. When nerves are very'stea'd'y, the ring is able to be moved from one end of the cylinder to the other without touching a preferably longer section thereof before the ring is'brought opposite a shorter such section. The arrangement is-such that when the ring has been thus brought opposite said shorter section and-then placed in contact therewith, thetell-tale-mechanism operates.

Also according "to 'thepre'ferred way of carrying out the invention, opposite saidlonger cylinder section is a-wall member visibly carrying a succession oflegends, each comprising a phrase to indicate a diflerent relative condition of nerve unsteadiness. Those indicating greater degrees of nerve instability are the legends closer to the starting point in'moving-the ring along'the cylinder, preferably in'a direction to'elevate'the ring from the bottom: of a vertical cylinder toward its top.

Further, as'the invention ispreferably embodied, when the ringis'inadvertently prematurely contacted-withthe longer cylinder section a bell rings or 'some-othersignaltisgiven, and the device is rendered inoperative, until "another coin is inserted.

Further, the'deviceindtsper ferred form is provided with 'means iortpreventing an-unduly selfish'patron from blockingrothersover an unfairly long period 'of time-in the latters'desire' to use the device. To 'this endthezdeviceis automatically disabled, and 'prefera'blythe signal above referred to is given, after a patron'has brought the ring to the shorter section of the cylinder and he continues toolong-to'hold it'there in order to have the tell-tale mechanism continue indefinitely its repetitions of its characteristic movements of animation.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of an embodiment of the invention now favored.

Fig. 2 shows such embodiment in rear elevation, with its rear wall removed.

Fig. 3 is a somewhat exploded perspective View of various working parts of the device, for a better understanding of its manner of operation, which view is partially diagrammatic in that there are schematically shown the current source and various electrical leads.

Fig. 4 is a detail View, being a horizontal section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line fi-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6--5 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is also a detail view, this being a horizontal section taken on line 'l! of Fig. 2.

When completed with its said rear wall which is secured in place by suitable look (not shown), the device is housed in a cabinet IE1 having a floor I l, a top wall l2, side Walls l4 and i5, and a horizontal partition wall I6 cut out at H for extension therethrough of a coin chute IS. The chute has a coin receiving mouth at its top covered by an escutcheon plate on the top face of the top wall I2.

As shown in Fig. 1, the upper part of the cabinet is closed in by a glass pane or other suitable transparent wall member 2|, and the cabinet front is framed by five strips 22, one of which latter lie. opposite partition 16.

In a compartment 23, below the partition l6, open and accessible to a patron is a manipulable means 24.

The fixed member of'the manipulable means 24 is shown as a vertical cylinder 25 extending from top to bottom of the lower open compartment 23. The cylinder is divided into three superimposed sections, a bottom sleeve 2! which is dead electrically, above that a much longer intermediate electrical contact 28, and above the latter relatively short upper or winning electrical contact 29.

The three sections are insulated. from each other by rings of suitable insulating material as indicated at 3i? and 3H A convenient way to construct the cylinder 25 has been found to be to cut the three sections thereof from standard brass tubing and then string these pieces of tubing, with rings of insulating material and alternating therewith as shown. on a wooden dowel 32 of standard diameter forced through the tubular elements to be sleeved on it.

The movable member of the manipulable means 2 is ring of electrically conductive material of diameter preferably rather closely approaching the diameter of cylinder 25. such ring being carried by handle 34 of insulating material and with the ring able to be placed in electrical circuit by way of a lead 8! shown in Figs. 1 and 3, as including a pigtail 35.

On a wall member 36 behind the manipulable means 2 2 there is inscribed a column 3! of suitable legends such as those shown in Fig. 1, while approjecting, offset pegs 5S.

4 propriate reading matter such as displayed at 3B is also carried by the wall member.

In the upper compartment fronted by the glass pane and facing the patron, is a tell-tale means lE-l, here shown as the head, shoulders and arms of an attractive young woman. The device in use has been called J 0, which might be taken as the name of the mannequin to be animated; but it was selected because according to the dictionary for the language spoken in the country where applicant was born the Word jo means sweetheart. Referring to Jo, as the mannequin 46 will be called from now on, and personalized by use of the feminine pronoun, her head Al is shown as in the form of a hollow bisque body such as is commonly used for dolls heads, and set on a hollow bisque neck-and-shoulders base 42 such as is usually placed over and suitably attached to the top-torso portion of the ordinary stuffed dolls body.

the present case a standard such base 42 is shown, drilled for application of screws 43, for attaching the to a wooden bar M fixedly mounted on a block secured to the top of horizontal partition is.

-While Jos hair is shown in Fig. 1, the wig providing the latter is removed in Fig. 2 to show the interior of her head, wherein, in the conventional way, her opening and shutting eyes 4'! are on eye cerrying member 4'! pivoted at its in of plaster placed and hardened in position in the head.

er mouth lie, seen in Fig. 1, has been made changeable in expression so that she can give a smile as part of her animation. The means for effecting this, shown in Fig. 3, comprises a rockershaft journalled at its ends in suitable supports (not shown) in her head. Near its ends rocker-shaft 49a carries two similar, forwardly The forward ends of these are suitably secured, as by an adhesive, to a rubber or similar elastically flexible sheet 55, secured along its marginal portion around and in the rear of a mouth-location opening in Jos face.

The rocker villa is rotated in a clockwise direction as seen in Fig. 3. by actuator moved relative to blade 5?! rigid on the rocker. On such rotation of the rocker, the pegs are lifted, and the ends of Jos mouth as carried by the front face of sheet iii are lifted for a smile.

Jos arms 53 are made of angularly joined wood pieces shown best in Fig. '7, and covered with sleeves forming part of an apparent bodice 55 as from the front of the device. The arms e e respectively pivoted at 56 and 51 near the 1 portions of the wood bar 44. When J os rocked toward each other about their points of pivoting, Jos hands 58 are clapped together.

In order that swinging in of Jos left arm (her right arm as viewed from the back of the device) may be accompanied by simultaneous moving of her other arm, for hand clapping, the two are operatively connected as best shown in '7 by a wire link 59 having eyes d. on its opposite ends which engage screwand EH respectively on her two arms. Her neck-end-sh0u1ders base 42 is broken away as best shown in Figs. 2 and I for the diagonal line of thrust and pull of the link 59 through said base.

Jo animatedly operates, that is, claps her hands, and moves her eyes, and smiles, on each energization of a two-coil electromagnet 6|, to attract its upstanding armature 62 pivoteid at 63 and .normally :held retracted by .gravity acting through Josarmsby virtue of their weighteand .the way in .which they .are pivotally' mounted.

Attached to the back endof her ileftarm (her -right .aslseen .iromthe. rear of the device) is a'slider-armt i made of conductingmaterial, as astrip of stiitbrass. .T-he slider=ar-m .64 is bent around beyond Jos .arm 1 and toward the center of the device, tohavea stretch thereof resiliently bearagainst the. rear face of armature .62.

On. that end of arm. 64 .which engages armature .62. isa -contact,..65 insulated ,atfifi, which. .contact .with .Jofs hands apart, touches a. contact E! on .a .plate of insulationv on the, armature L62. .Each time magnet '61 ,is energizeditattracts the. armature 62, but immediately and as a result of such cnergization .the circuit. for the ,magnet. is broken at the switchestablished by the contacts '65, .61, .andso themagnetis (lo-energized. JIhus, there .isa staccato repetition-of Jo?s hand clapping, and

as welloflher eye movement and change of expression at .her, mouth.

Each time themagnetfil isenergized, Jois eyes are moved by armature'fiz ,throughmeans comprisinga vertical strip .upstandingfrom the armature. The strip '10 is curled atits top, and a forwardly extending oppositely eyed bent wire linlc H is. coupled atits rear eye to such curl and at its front eye is connected with ,a Z-shaped wire piece 72 above a bend-established.shoulder T3 carried by the latter between its. ends. Piece 12, dependsfrom'the rocker 41'; being anchored at its upper end to the. center rear of the rocker as by a. gob of sealing wax or the '1il e, as indicated at 52a. The lower end of piece '12 bears against the front face of the blade 52 ,on rocker 49a.

The device is rendered operative by dropping into a chute l8'a coin such as shown issuing from the bottom -of said chutein Fig. 3. The weight of this coin, when the coin strikes "the top of a vertically'slidable block below the bottom of the chute, drives the block down "and free of an impositive detent forming part'of a suitable block guiding and retaining means (all of which 5 parts will be described later), and asa result the block drops by gravity thereby to close the operating circuit in a way which also will be described later.

The electrical circuit-means includes a source of current, preferably of the battery type as already stated. Such battery is conventionally shown in Fig. 3, andpreierably, as'the'same is illustrated in Fig. 2, it is a two-cell battery, each cell desirably a 4%; volt one, andwith the cells connected in series as will be notedfrom a lead '15, shownin'Fig. 2, as joining the positive terminal 75' of one cell and the negative terminal of the other.

Also included in the circuit-means asshown best in Fig. 3, is a lead 11 from the battery to the bottom electrode of a liquid mercury cup-switch '18; two contacts 19 and 89, when lowered into the mercury-pool in the cup; a leadfBi from the contact l3 tothe series connected coils of magnet '61; and a lead 82 from such coils to the contact 55 on the slider arm 6.4. "The return circuit 'for said magnet is by way of the contactiii'l on armature 62, a lead 83 to a point'S-B" (ignoring for a moment-a lead 83" to a metal arm .84 anchored at one end to a wood block 85), thence a lead &5 to the upper or winning contact 29 0f cylinder 24, the ring 33 (when ittouches said contact), and a lead 81 back tothe battery.

Thus in operation, each time thering 33 ;-has

been movedwup along cylinderaM without touching cylinder section 2.8 and "then is contacted "with upper electrical contact 29, J0 .gives one clap of her hands, moves her eyesonce'and smiles once; and thereupon vrepeates these performances rapidly all the while the ring33 remains-in contact with the upper contact 29 of cylinder 24.

However, should the patron allow ring 33 to touch the long intermediate contact 28, while attempting to 'move the ring toward the shorter upper electrical contact 29, the battery isplace'd in circuit with an electromagnet '88; such circuit "including lead H, the bottom electrode of cupswitch 'iti, the contact (fixed, with the contact '59, on the coin-weight-lowered block above reierred to, such block marked fillha lead 89, the

coil of magnet 63, a lead92, cylinder section'28,

and thence through rin "33 and leadf'fil back to the battery.

On energization of magnet 38, its armature- 88.,

normally held retracted byga "spring-fii-is iat- -tracted, and clappers El i and '9i,'each on theifree end of a stifliy resilient rod or wire'rearwardly e;-;tended'from the swinging. end or the armature, these rods marlied't i and 535, are snapped upward.

Clapper 94 breaks the operating circuit bylift- 'ing the overlyingblocki ll to bring abouta result "immediately below explained, and at-the same time clapper'iifi strikes a belFQ'l.

Referring to the "block-Q0,- and the snapping up "of clapper 155 to raise the-same, 'this'isfor the purpose of resetting theiblock after it has been forced down to make the operating circuit, by the dropping'of a coin on the upper end of the block. Tl'iis bl'ccl: iii! is'loose-for ascent or descent in a vertica guide-way provided'by a bent metal clip 96 secured to a side wall of the cabi- 'net. The aforesaid impositive "detent means for normally holding the block elevated includes on a side-oi the block a plurality of transverse ribs Bil, and, bearing against these elements of the block, is leaf spring :98 mounted on the clip 86. The weight of a coin discharged from chute "I3 is such-as to havesuffici'ent impact against'the block to free its ribs 9% from springs 93. Thereupon the block drops by gravity lowering the contactsIS and-8o into themercury pool in cupswitch' 'lll.

When, however, the clapperQ t -is snapped up as above "to ring bell Tl, to indicate a ialse'try has been made during manipulation of ring 33, the simultaneous upward. snap oi the clapper'95 strikes the bottom o'f'the block St and raises the latter to reengagement with the spring 93, thus breaking the operating circuit at thecup-switch 18.

In order after a predetermined time interval to terminate -Josanimation, means are provided to render the device inoperative after the-lapse of 'such time interval. Thereis fixedly carried by the armature $2 a fairly-stiff sheet metal arm .Hlii shaped and bent to engage toothed periphery'of a wheellfi'i fixed on. a. shaft Hi2 jourh'alledin a. bent-metal cradle l3 secured to horizontalpartition l6. What'hasbeen used for the wheel 13 isan ordinary fine toothed spur gear typical. in clock work, and the same acts as a ratchet with thearm Iii!) providing itsactuating pawl. Each time magnetfil. is energized, to give Jo ananimation, such pawl rotates the geaina .one-toothextent, ina clockwisedirection as the :partsare-seen in Fig. 3. Fixed. on shaft Hi2 is. a cam 105, having a high point so rloca-ted that after one full revolution of wheel I03 the cam will lift arm 84, which arm has a cam follower I64 integral therewith and constituted here by a reentrant bend intermediate the length said arm. The arm 54, which is of electrically conductive material, and which is connected as aforesaid With lead 83", is at its other end bent vertically downward; and the bottom of this down bent portion is curled and crimp-ed tightly about the upper end of a contact 135% normally above the top of a pool of mercury in second cup-switch llll'.

When the wheel I03 has about completed a full revolution, cam N35 has been rotated a sumcient extent to carry its high point beyond cam-fob lower Hi4, and the contact [t6 drops into said mercury pool, and then, as the cam turns still further, the contact is lifted cl ar of the poo The dip of the contact Hi6 into the pool, its subsequent rise therefrom, occurs in a split second.

The clip, however, energizes magnet .28, by con necting it momentarily in circuit with the battery. This circuit is comprised oi the lead ll, contact 88 of the other cup-switch it, lead the coil of magnet 88, lead 82, the mercury pool in cup-switch liil, the contact Hit, the cam-com trolled arm 84, the leads 83 and the top or winning section 29 of cylinder 24, the ring 53 now being held against said section in an endeavor to prolong Jos performance indefinitely, and lead 81 back to the battery.

Energization of magnet 89, as previously described, snaps up the clappers M and The clapper 95 sounds the bell 9?, and the clapper 94 raises block Si) to disable the operating cir cuit for the device at contact 19 and at the time to break at 86 the circuit for energization of magnet 88.

In Fig. 2, a coin receiving tray in the form of a sliding drawer H is shown, one of the sides of its guideway being provided by a standard Ill for supporting the bell 8?. Four identical clips H2 may conveniently be used to define a subcompartment for accommodating the battery.

As will now be understood, the device provides also an attractive game of skill for competitive use by a number of players, as, for instance, by having the players take turns in attempting to lift the ring 33 so as to cause Jo to perform.

As will also be understood, parts of the improvements may be used without others. For example, the coin chute may be omitted, and the apparatus used as a home game.

While I have illustrated and described the pre ferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In an amusement machine, a casing divided into upper and lower compartments by a hor izontal partition, said upper compartment being open at its front and closed by a transparent member, a mannequin within said upper compartment behind said transparent member and formed with a movable mouth, movable eyes and relatively movable arms, a solenoid having a movable armature arranged to be drawn toward the solenoid as the solenoid is energized, switch means operated by movement of said armature toward said solenoid to deenergize said solenoid, means connecting said armature to said movable eyes, mouth and arms of said mannequin to move the same when said armature moves relative to said solenoid, a vertical post mounted within the bottom compartment of said casing, a short electrical contact mounted on the upper end of said vertical post, a ring of conductive material slidable on said post and having a normal lowered position on said post to be manually raised on said post to make electrical contact with said short electrical contact, a source of electrical energy, and a circuit connecting in series said source of electrical energy, said solenoid, said switch means, said short electrical contact and said ring to energize said solenoid to move said armature when said ring contacts said short electrical circuit.

2. In an amusement machine, a casing divided into upper and lower compartments by a horizontal partition, said upper compartment being open at its front and closed by a transparent member, a mannequin within said upper compartment behind said transparent member and formed with a movable mouth, movable eyes and relatively movable arms, a solenoid having a movable arinature arranged to be drawn toward the solenoid as the solenoid is energized, switch means operated by movement of said armature toward said solenoid to deenergize said solenoid, means connecting said armature to said movable eyes, mouth and arms of said mannequin to move the same when said armature moves relative to said solenoid, a vertical post mounted within the bottom compartment of said casing, a short electrical contact mounted on the upper end of said vertical post, a ring of conductive material slidable on said post and having a normal lowered position on said post to be manually raised on said post to make electrical contact with said short electrical contact, a source of electrical energy, and a circuit connecting in series said source of electrical energy, said solenoid, switch means, said short electrical contact and said ring to energize said solenoid to move said armature when said ring contacts said short electrical circuit, and a short electrically inactive sleeve on the bottom end of said vertical post to be surrounded by said ring when in its lowered. position.

3. In an amusement machine, a casing divided into upper and lower compartments by a horizontal partition, said upper compartment being open at its front and closed by a transparent member, a mannequin within said upper compartment behind said transparent member and formed with a movable mouth, movable eyes and relatively movable arms, a solenoid having a movable armature arranged to be drawn toward the solenoid as the solenoid is energized, switch means operated by movement of said armature toward said solenoid to deenergize said solenoid, means connecting said armature to said movable eyes, mouth and arms of said mannequin to move the same when said armature moves relative to said solenoid, a vertical post mounted within the bottom compartment of said casing, a short electrical contact mounted on the upper end of said vertical post, a ring of conductive material slidable on said post and having 2. normal lowered position on said post to be manually raised on said post to make electrical contact with said short electrical contact, a source of electrical energy, and a circuit connecting in series said source of electrical energy, said solenoid, said switch means, said short electrical contact and said ring to energize said solenoid to move said armature when said ring contacts said short electrical circuit, and a short electrically inactive sleeve on the bottom end of. said vertical post tobe surrounded by said ring, when in its lowered position, a long intermediate contact on said vertical post between said short electrical contact and said short sleeve and electrically insulated from each ,and which must besuccessfully by- Pass d ra d re e s lec ica Contact e be made with said short electrical contact, a second solenoid having a movable armature arrange to move toward said second solenoid when energized, a bell positioned at the free end of the armature of said second solenoid, clappers mounted. on the free end of the armature of said second solenoid to strike said bell when the armature or said second solenoid moves relative to said second solenoid, a second circuit connecting in series said source of electrical energy, said second solenoid, said long intermediate contact and said ring to energize said second solenoid to move its armature to ring said bell when said ring contacts said long intermediate contact in an unsuccessful attempt to raise said ring on said vertical post to make electrical contact with said short electrical contact.

l. In an amusement machine, a casing divided into upper and lower compartments by a hori- Zcntal partition, said upper compartment being open at its front and closed by a transparent member, a mannequin within said upper compartrnent behind said transparent member and formed with a movable mouth, movable eyes and relatively movable arms, a solenoid having a movable armature arranged to be drawn toward the solenoid as the solenoid is energized, switch means operated by movement of said armature toward said solenoid to deenergize said solenoid, means connecting said armature to said movable eyes, mouth and arms of said mannequin to move the same when said armature moves relative to said solenoid, a vertical post mounted within the bottom compartment of said casing, a short electrical contact mounted on the upper end of said vertical post, a ring of conductive material slidable on said post and having a normal lowered position on said post to be manually raised on said post to make electrical contact with said short electrical contact, a source of electrical ener y, and a circuit connecting in series said source of electrical energy, said solenoid, said switch means, said short electrical contact and said ring to energize said solenoid to move said armature when said ring contacts said short electrical circuit, and a short electricall inactive sleeve on the bottom end of said vertical post to be surrounded by said ring when in its lowered position, a long intermediate contact on said vertical post between said short electrical contact and. said short sleeve and electrically insulated from each and which must be successfully bypassed by said ring before electrical contact can be made with said short electrical contact, a second solenoid having a, movable armature arranged to move toward said second solenoid when energized, a bell positioned at the free end of the armature of said second solenoid, clappers mounted on the free end of the armature of said second solenoid to strike said bell when the armature of said second solenoid moves relative to said second solenoid, a, second circuit connecting in series said source of electrical energy, said second solenoid, said long intermediate contact and said ring to energize said second solenoid to move its armature to ring said bell when said ring contacts said long intermediate contact in an unsuccessful attempt to raisesaid ring onsaid vertical postto make electrical contact with said short electrical contact, and a normally open master switchcommon to both of said circuits for energizing said circuits for operation when closed, said master switch being disposed above the armature of said second solenoid to be reopened by movement of that armatur when said second solenoid is energized by the electrical contact oi said ring with said long intermediate contact.

5. In an amusement machine, a casing divided into upper and lower compartments by a horizontal partition, said upper compartment being open at its front and closed by a transparent member, a mannequin within said upper compartment behind said transparent member and formed with a movable mouth, movable eyes and relatively movable arn a solenoid having a movable armature arranged to be drawn toward the solenoid as the solenoid is energized, switch means operated by movement of said armature toward said solenoid to deenergize said solenoid, means connecting said armature to said movable eyes, mouth and arms of said mannequin to move the same when said armature moves relative to said solenoid, a vertical post mounted within the bottom compartment of said casing, a short electrical contact mounted on the upper end of said vertical post, a ring of conductive material slidable on said post and having a normal lowered position on said post to b manually raised on said post to make electrical contact with said short electrical contact, a source of electrical energy, and a circuit connecting in series said source of electrical energy, said solenoid, said switch means, said short electrical contact and said ring to energize said solenoid to move said armature when said ring contacts said short electrical circuit, and a short electrically inactive sleeve on the bottom end of said vertical post to be surrounded by said ring when in its lowered position, a long intermediate contact on said vertical post between said short electrical contact and said short sleeve and electricall insulated from each and which must be successfully bypassed by said ring before electrical contact can be made with said short electrical contact, a second solenoid having a movable armature arranged to move toward said second solenoid when energized, a bell positioned at the free end of the armature of said second solenoid, clappers mounted on the free end of the armature of said second solenoid to strike said bell when the armature of said second solenoid moves relative to said second solenoid, a second circuit connecting in series said source of electrical energy, said second solenoid, said long intermediate contact and said ring to energize said second solenoid to move its armature to ring said bell when said ring contacts said long intermediate contact in an unsuccessful attempt to raise said ring on said vertical post to make electrical contact with said short electrical contact, and a normally open master switch common to both of said circuits for energizing said circuits for operation when closed, said master switch being disposed above the armature of said second solenoid to be re opened by movement of that armature when said second solenoid is energized by the electrical contact of said ring with said long intermediate contact, and. means operated by said first solenoid when energized to energize said second solenoid to move said master switch to its normally open 11 position after the lapse of a given length of time following the contacting of said ring with said upper short electrical contact to energize said first solenoid.

SALVATORE DELIA.

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